The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

stories by, Bret Harte, II. g. Bunner, Sarah
Orne Jewett, and r. II. Sullivan. There
are poems by Elizabeth Akers, Graham r.
Thompson, Louise Imogen Quincy, Austin
Dobson and others. New York; Charles
Scribner's Sons.
AN attractive book comes from Estes &
Lauriat. 1t is entitled Little Ones An
nual," comprising collection of stories and
poems together with 376 illustrations. This
book is treasure for the child under ten
years of age, and in point of good taste
and charming illustration 1t would be Diff
cult to surpass this book. Price S1.75. For
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WE have before MS handy Pocket
Guide-book of Havana" published by F.
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map of Havana and a vast amount of useful
information for visitors OF Cuba, the Pearl
of the Antilles. 1t will be of interest to
some of our readers to learn that the pub
fishers offer to send free copies upon appl-
cation to any address.
THREE VAssAR GIRLS AT HOME. BY Mrs.
Champney. Boston; Estes Il Lauriat.
Fully illustrated and with cover, S1.50. In
this new volume of the Vassar girls series
the favortes of so many readers visit some
of our own states and territories, accom-
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has filled the pages with attractive sketches
and views of Florida, the Mammoth Cave
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ST. NICHOLAS for December is frightened
by the writings of Mrs. Frances Hodg-
son Burnett, Frank r. Stockton, II. H..
Boyesen, j. I. Trowbrdge, Sarah j. Pritch-
ard, Edmund Alton, Mary Mapes Dodge,
Mary e. wilkins, Ameliere Rives, Edith
Thomas and II. G. Bunner. Rev. Washing
ton GLADDEN. contributes " Santa Claus in
the Pulpit" Edward Duffy describes the
sensations of being Three Miles High in
a Balloon. New York; The Century Com
pany.
The ADVANCE OF SCIENCE IN THE LAST
HALF-CENTURY. BY T. Ii. Huxley F. RS.
New York: ID. Appleton & Co. Price
twenty-five cents This is paper-bound
reprint of Huxleys chapter in "The Reign
of Queen Victoria-a Survey of Fifty Years
of Progress" OF course it is clear and
able. He still talks of 4" the penteteuchal
mythology" and regards geology as fitted
to impress the conviction "of the unbroken
sequence of the order of natural phenomena
throughout the duration of the universe"
ONE of the finest and most attractive holi.
day books put upon the market the present
season has just been issued by Lee & Shep
ard, Boston, it being an elegantly illustrated
edition of Sir Walter Scott's poem, d" The
Bridal of Triermain." Paper, presswork and
binding are in keeping with the striking
full-page engravings by Percy Macquoid,
WHICH le1u all eXuulSlUb charm TO JIe vol
ume. Those in search of holiday gifts for
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THE December Wide Alcdke is an early
but very satisfactory promise of the com
ing holiday season. 1t comes early enough
for the young people to have chance tC
enjoy it before the Christmas rush is upon
them Edmund Clarence Stedman contrib.
utes the opening poem, The Star Bearer.
1t is illustrated by Howard Pyle. Mr.
Andrew Langs " Ballad of Bad Boy" i,
human, sprightly, poetic. A complete story
by II. Rider Haggard (why is a finished
story advertised as serial?): an entertain.
ing story of the animals she has met by
Olive Risley Seward bright, funny dia-
logue "Aunt Rays Cat" by Margaret
Sidney; a paper by Miss Quincy on 9TH,
Bringing up of Puppies" "The Drummer
Boy Of Kent" lively ballad by Charles
Stuart Pratt. These are only few of the
good things crowded into the Christina.
Wide drake. Boston: ID. Lothrop Co.
THE illustrous writers represented in the
Christmas number of Harper's Magazine
are L. b. Aldrich, w. ID. Howells, Ameliert
Rives, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Charles Egg
bert Craddock, Frances Courteuay BAYLOR
Captain Charles King, George f. Kunz, F
w. Burbidge, Will Carleton, Harriet Lewis
Bradley, Andrew Lang, William Black
George William Curtis, Charles Dudley
Warner, Mark Twain and Edward Everett
Hale. The chief artists are K. A. Abbey
Alfred Parsons, Frederick Delman, c. S
Reinhart, A. b. Frost, Gilbert Gaul, h. f
Zogbaum and Frederick Barnard. Besides
the multitude of small illustrations there
are twenty-five full-page, one of them being
from Murillo, and one photographic master
piece of gems in twenty colors All of the
articles, stories, and poems are complete
and all Except two brief poems) are ele
gantly illustrated The short stories and
sketches are exceptionally good.